ABBA-SOLUTELY BUTTER WITH HONEY ON TOP AND WHIPCREAM!!!!
Gregory Barnette | Cincinnati, Ohio United States | 04/28/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"I bought Super Trouper on vinyl when it orginaly came out in late 1980.It is been one of my favorite albums/and or CDS of all time!Of course I am very huge ABBA fan and have been for over 22 years.If you are newly discovered ABBA's music(aside from the nauseating A* Teens who have raped their songs)I suggest you make this CD your first purchase (that is if you already own one of their Best Of/Greatest Hits compilations. The carnival sounding title track "Super Trouper" has Frida on lead vocals,and thunmping bass of the chorus are candy for our ear. The song only peaked at No.45 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1981,but was No.1 hit over in the UK in November 1980. "The Winner Takes It All" was a US Top 10,and AC chart no.1 in early 1981.It hit no.1 on the UK just like the title track had done and rightfully so. The song has been"loosely" based on the divorce of ABBA members Agnetha and Bjorn who divorced in 1979. Agenetha pours herself out into this song,like no other ABBA ballad she has sung before. In a recent interview Bjorn even said their were tears in her eyes during the making of the song. There is nothing better than when an artist bleeds themselves out into their work and this is a prime example of it. Andante,Andante Frida's vocals are velvet and the meldoy bittersweet. Me and I has a catchy chorus with Frida singing the lead as a woman who has a spilit personality,and setting the tone of the song.Happy New Year is bittersweet, On and On and On is has a well balance mixture of new wave and rock. The Piper is folkish and reminds me of a dark night in the woods of Europe.The Way Old Friends Do is the perfect ending track. Lay All Your Love On me is Euro-Pop Dance. basically this piece of music from ABBA displays another growth in the groups style and direction. Compare this to one of their early bodys of work like "Waterloo" and you would'nt believe this is the same group."
Under rated talent
radiogold | Sydney Australia | 02/15/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"In Australia were I live, Abba unfortunately have been tagged as "disposable 70's pop" or "the group fashion thankfully forgot". This public opinion changed quickly in the winter of 1992 when Polygram re-issued the single "Dancing queen" on CD. Wow! I felt great. I was no longer the only Abba fan in Australia. (well I thought I was) Popularity of the group exploded onto the music seen again and by the mid nineties, Abba-fever was BACK!.I liked all their albums - however Super Trouper stands out from the rest. From the opening title cut "super Trouper" the album kicks in immediately with it's polished early 80's harmonic pop. The great songs keep coming with "The winner take it all" "On and on and on" "Andante Andante" "Me and I" "Our last summer" "The piper" "Lay all your love on me" (best track) and "the way old friends do". Out of all my CD's, this one would be played the most. Listen carefully through the album, there is a certain synth they use that give's the album a special kind of feel... .... ....On a finishing note-this album will never fade with time. Thank God For CD!!!"
Formidable, mature and complete
Andrius Uzkalnis | Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom | 07/13/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)
"From the title track with PERFECT keyboard melody and compilation favourite "The Winner Takes It All" to the best modern Christmas song ever (well, at least on par with "White Christmas" and "Jingle Bell Rock"), "Happy New Year" and chillingly majestic anthem "The Way Old Friends Do", this album is as powerful as ABBA gets. It is equal in its completeness to "The Visitors", and I would be hard pressed to say which one is better. Buy it. There are not too many non-compilation ABBA albums, after all."
Track Listings (10) - Disc #1
